TANZANIA·S MINING LOCAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS: UNVEILING REGULATORY AND PRACTICAL CONTROVERSIES

Abstract

The article analyses 7DQ]DQLD·V /RFDO CRQWHQW Regulations
with a view to establishing the extent to which the objectives
behind the local content requirements can be achieved. It
finds regulatory and practical controversies which, if not
addressed, stand to inhibit the realisation of the intended
objectives. These challenges include: (i) unrealistic and
unreasonable requirements which necessitate every goods or
service provider to comply with the Regulations, thus likely
to frustrate the mining industry; (ii) stringent compliance
regulatory requirements without regulatory clarity; and (iii)
inconsistency between the Regulations and the parent Act,
the Mining Act in this regard. The article argues that in a bid
to realise the objectives behind local content requirements,
the Regulations should be amended with a view to creating
an enabling-environment through which the objectives
behind local content requirements can be achieved while
ensuring viability of investments.